Snickerdoodle Cookies
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Recipe type: German
Cuisine: Dessert
Serves: 24 cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • ½ cup shortening, I used Butter-flavored Crisco
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar, plus 3 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ยบ F.
  2. Sift or whisk flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
  3. With a handheld or standing mixer, beat together shortening and butter until smooth. Add 1½ cups sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Add the flour mixture and blend until smooth.
  5. Mix the 3 tbsp sugar with the ground cinnamon in a small bowl.
  6. Roll the dough, by hand, into 1½-inch balls. Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar and place evenly onto ungreased/unlined cookie sheets. Flatten the balls into ½-inch disks.
  7. Bake until light brown, but still moist in the center, about 12 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Recipe by Bear In The Pantry at https://bearinthepantry.com/wp/snickerdoodle-cookies/